Stalin’s Daughter Became an American Citizen... and Wisconsin Cheesehead?
Our American Stories
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4.6 • 817 Ratings
🗓️ 7 February 2024
⏱️ 14 minutes
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Summary
On this episode of Our American Stories, when 85-year-old Lana Peters passed away in 2011 from complications due to colon cancer, the nation seemed to have forgotten the woman who had become a sensation during the Cold War. The History Guy recalls the extraordinary life of the woman whose defection to the United States represented a seminal moment in history.
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